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From: slink@netins.net (slink) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 00:21:24 GMT Organization: netINS, Inc. Name: Sandra Linkletter Gender: female Year of Birth: 1953 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: ageless/just humming along, thank you kindly :) Location: Iowa, USA E-mail Address: slink@netins.net LEGO/home page URL(s): http://www.netin.net/showcase/slink/index.htm Marital Status: married Children: two dogs and two cats Occupation: Technical Consultant (self-employed) On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: Nov 1998 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: about 100 # of Unopened Sets in Collection: 1 (a Technic Giant Model set bought on sale) # of LEGO Pieces: about 53,000 # of LEGOfests Attended: none # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: none First LEGO Set: tiny set bought from Sears Roebuck & Co in mid 60's LEGO Dark Age: from about age 14 to Nov 1998. First LEGO set after the Dark Age: Mindstorms Favorite Theme(s): Outback, Diver, and Res-Q for the quality of their vehicles. Ninja and Bat Lord for the romance, and also the horses and dragons. Playing with Technic is like rebuilding bicycles (an ex-hobby of mine) but with no grease under your fingernails. :) Favorite Set(s): I have 4 Flying Ninja Fortresses, that one gave me a thrill every time I opened one and started taking out the pieces. I have 3 Mindstorms and 3 Giant Model sets, those two have so many neat mechanical parts in them not to mention three robot brains. Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): universal joint, rack and pinion steering parts, dragons, orange dragon wings, flames, low slope roof bricks in non-red colors, women with cleavages, men who don't look like they are on meth - I particularly like the Spaceport rocket scientist (I like all the geeky ones but him best) and the amiable one with the scruffy red beard and mustache who shows up in some other sets. Set/theme you would like to see: less action toys (CyberSlam and Throw-Up-Bots <error intentional>), less toys for 4-year-olds in sets marked 7-12, something other than race cars in Technic. Actually, if you look over the years the themes/sets have just been retreads of one another. I could live with that if the trend towards simplification was reversed. Vehicles with working doors and hinged roofs are neat. More availability of new colors of bricks (tan and brown, for instance). My only wish for something completely new is for some scenery components, like mountain building blocks. Right now building a mountain-side from BUMPs means bidding for parts stripped from other sets and they are very expensive in quantities useful for real landscaping. I expect the Train enthusiasts would like that, too. Imagine Duplo or Primo sized bricks in gray, tan and brown with the ability to attach normal Lego to the surface, all for a reasonable price of course. Failing that, gray and green in reasonable quantities for a reasonable price, ie by the hundreds rather than 62 at a time. Current LEGO Project: Slink's Plastic Universe, see website. It's the illustrated history of an entire planet, which I fear won't fit in my house but I'm going to try my best. The robotic project is on the back-burner and it will stay that way until I get this out of my system, or at least until I get all my ordered supplies in-house and am unable to build anything more for lack of room. Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Either fastest growth of set collection or happiest male minifig population, depending upon whom you ask. Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: computers for work, computers for play, eating, sleeping, rolling in the hay, admiring the sunset, drinking good California red wine or good single highland malt whiskey, listening to music, taking long hot baths, contemplating the universe (not all of these can be combined but many can) -- Sandra -> http://www.netins.net/showcase/slink/ GEEK CODE Version 3.12: GS>AT !d(++)@ s:+ a+ C+++($) !U(C/H$) P(+)@ L E? W++ N++ o? K? w(++)@ O !M V(+) PS+() PE(++)@ Y+ PGP? t++@ 5? X? R+ tv-- b++(++++)@ DI++++ D G e++++ h+(++)($) r+++ x+++
From: mah4546@aol.com (MAH4546) Date: 26 Jan 1999 00:30:08 GMT Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Name: Mark Herzberg Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1963 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 13 Location: Miami Beach, FL, USA E-mail Address: mah4546@aol.com LEGO/home page URL(s): .members.aol.com/mah4546/indexlego.html Marital Status: married Children: two(nine and twelve) Occupation: own automtoive parts company On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: December '97 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: about 250 # of Unopened Sets in Collection: two # of LEGO Pieces: 50,000-60,000(?) # of LEGOfests Attended: none # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: Windsor(this past summer), and going to Billund(April '99) and California(July '99) First LEGO Set: ??? LEGO Dark Age: I never had a true dark age. Between 1979 and 1993 I bought less LEGO sets. but still continued looking through catalouges, etc. First LEGO set after the Dark Age: 6399 Airport Shuttle was what got me back into LEGO on a greater scale. Favorite Theme(s): Town, Train Favorite Set(s): 6394, Metro Park & Service Tower; 3309, Grandstand Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Piece: The 2x2x5 thing(like in 4555, 3313) Minifgure: Guy with red truck on shirt Set/theme you would like to see: Real Town Current LEGO Project: Finishing Legoredo, the second theme park of the Fun World Resort, and working on the third theme parl, ADventure Island. As well as adding new attractions to Fun World Adventure Park and prepapring for the "One Year Anniversary Celebration". Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Hosted LEGOChoice '98(and coming June 5, LEGOChoice '99) Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: cars, Disney and Seagram(Universal) theme parks Mark in Miami. mah4546@aol.com URL: http://members.aol.com/mah4546/index.html It puts the sport in sport utility vehcile. X5 from BMW. Late '98 in the US. Early '99 in Europe. Mid-'99 in UK.
From: Barry Mc Farland <mcfarlandcj@home.com> Organization: @Home Network Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 00:49:55 GMT Rec.Toys.Lego Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 3.2) Name: Barry McFarland Gender: XY Year of Birth: 1962 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 8-13 Location: About 40 miles north of Legoland CA, :) E-mail Address: mcfarlandcj@home.com LEGO/home page URL(s): Marital Status: Lego nuetral spouse Children: Parker 7, Nicholas 5, Christopher 3 Occupation: Emergency Response Consultant On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: fall 1996 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: about 200 # of Unopened Sets in Collection: about 15 # of LEGO Pieces: about 34,000 # of LEGOfests Attended: none # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: Soon to be one in March First LEGO Set: Velvetta Cheese promo sets about 1969 LEGO Dark Age: 1976-1994 First LEGO set after the Dark Age: Really ended with 6544 Shuttle Transon 2, My sons ended it for me, Thanks guys! Favorite Theme(s): Model Team, Pre-97 Town, Launch Command, Technic Favorite Set(s): 5571, 6339, 6484 Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): 1x1 w/ side stud, 6x16 plate Set/theme you would like to see: Octan oil production series (offshore oil rig, tank ship, drill pad, pipeline repair crew, etc.) Current LEGO Project: 5571 trailer, western town Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Going to preview at Legoland California March 14 Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: huh?
From: "Terry Mason" <terrym@wantree.com.au> Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 10:10:14 +0800 Organization: Wantree Development Rec.Toys.Lego Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 3.2) Name: Terry Mason Gender: Male Year of Birth: 61 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 6 Location: Perth, Western Australia E-mail Address: terrym@wantree.com.au; terry.mason@satcom.com.au; LEGO/home page URL(s): www.wantree.com.au/~terrym Marital Status: Married Children: 2 (1 boy 2.5 1 Girl 7.5) Occupation: Programmer / Analyst On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: Aug 96 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: 229 # of Unopened Sets in Collection: 5 # of LEGO Pieces: 28252 # of LEGOfests Attended: 0 # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: 0 First LEGO Set: 8 yrs old - Unknown set with large blue and yellow cogs LEGO Dark Age: 12 - 35 First LEGO set after the Dark Age: Sail n Fly Marina Favorite Theme(s): Trains, Town & Wild West Favorite Set(s): Bar Code Truck Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): all Set/theme you would like to see: More classic town sets Current LEGO Project: re-organise lego room after moving house Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: none as yet Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Indoor Cricket, Computer Programming, MyFamily
From: "john battcock" <johnbat@istar.ca> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 22:29:29 -0400 Rec.Toys.Lego Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 3.2) Name: John Battcock Gender: M Year of Birth: 1962 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 12 to 18 Location: Dartmouth, NS E-mail Address: johnbat@istar.ca LEGO/home page URL(s): Marital Status: Yes Children: 2, G:8, B:4 Occupation: Accountant for Brick Manufacturer On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: March 98 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: 30-40 # of Unopened Sets in Collection: I still can't believe people don't open their sets # of LEGO Pieces: 10000+ # of LEGOfests Attended: only when I go shopping # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: 0 First LEGO Set: 1964 all I remember is red & white rectangular pieces and that was it, my brother and I were into GI Joe, Toy Cars LEGO Dark Age: 1970 - 1990,Glimpse of light, 1991-1998 First LEGO set after the Dark Age: 3 Adventurer Sets Favorite Theme(s): Adventurers Favorite Set(s): 5909 (the plane is now a Tri-wing) Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Slopes all colors sizes, Mummy Set/theme you would like to see: An old style train to go with Advent. Current LEGO Project: Big Yellow pyramid. Figuring out ways to sneak Lego into the house. Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: First to get Toucan Sam Instructions. I know it's not much but I already left enough spaces blank!!! Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Listening to Blues, Cooking, Crosswords, Scrabble.
From: Sean McInnis <argus@netcom.ca> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 21:34:33 -0500 Organization: Netcom Canada Rec.Toys.Lego Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 3.2) Name: Sean McInnis Gender: M Year of Birth: 09/21/72 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 12 Location: Toronto Ontario E-mail Address: argus@netcom.ca LEGO/home page URL(s): Non yet, but soon Marital Status: Married to a growing LEGO addict Children: On the way Occupation: Electronic Technologist On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: 23/11/98 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: 66 # of Unopened Sets in Collection: 0 # of LEGO Pieces: 11067 # of LEGOfests Attended: 0 # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: 0 First LEGO Set: First memorable 497 Galaxy Explorer LEGO Dark Age: 1989-1997 First LEGO set after the Dark Age: Eagle Stunt Flyer Favorite Theme(s): Trains, Space Favorite Set(s): Black Seas Baricuda Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Wings, Set/theme you would like to see: Space that getsit roots from the classic space Current LEGO Project: modify 4995 Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: -- Irid Ghibht Agus an Righ Through the grace of God and the King
From: "Ben Dolle" <rattraptm@yahoo.com> Date: 26 Jan 1999 03:50:07 GMT Organization: Home Copy Rec.Toys.Lego Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 3.2) Name: Benjamin Dolle Gender: M Year of Birth: 1977 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 13 Location: Washington State University, Pullman, WA E-mail Address: deadpool1@hotmail.com LEGO/home page URL(s): (no LEGO, yet...:) http://www.wsu.edu/~deadpool Marital Status: single Children: none Occupation: student On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: Jan. 13, 1999 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: 54 # of Unopened Sets in Collection:none (I play with all of 'em :) # of LEGO Pieces: a lot :) # of LEGOfests Attended: 0 # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: 0, but only until March :) First LEGO Set: don't know, but I'm pretty sure it was a car (vroom, vroom :) LEGO Dark Age: 1991-1994 First LEGO set after the Dark Age: a police motorcycle, I believe... Favorite Theme(s): Ninja, Technic Favorite Set(s): Samurai Swordsman, Ninja Flying Fortress, Throwbots Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): The shark from the ocean sets, the dragons, and all the little ninjas... Set/theme you would like to see: Transformers/Robotech/Superheroes (how cool would a Batcave or Fortress of Solitude playset be? :) Current LEGO Project: finding a Torch throwbot set, and a 4' tall Death Star to menace my forthcoming lego Star Wars rebels :) Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Built a dollhouse for my little sister that opend up on hinges to play with the inside areas. Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Video games (mostly Playstation RPGS) comics, writing, drawing, reading, school, and music.
From: "mlki" <mlki@accessv.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 04:22:24 GMT
Organization: Shaw FiberLink Ltd. Toronto
Name: Kevin Cheng
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1977
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Underestimated
Location: Toronto
E-mail Address: mlki@accessv.com
LEGO/home page URL(s): still in construction
Marital Status: single
Children: None
Occupation: Advertising student
On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: December 1998
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: 200+-
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: 15
# of LEGO Pieces: 100,000+-
# of LEGOfests Attended: none
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: none
First LEGO Set: some Fabuland set of a dog, lion and fox
LEGO Dark Age: 1985-1988, 1992-1997
First LEGO set after the Dark Age: 4559
Favorite Theme(s): town, divers
Favorite Set(s): most of the TOWN sets, but not town jr.
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): minifig w/ Shell logo and minifig
w/truck on torso
Set/theme you would like to see: OLD Town and Train sets that I
missed
Current LEGO Project: Trying to increase my Legocity population to
1500 (currently at 150)
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: refound the joy of playing w/ Lego
(old Lego)
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: net surfing, karaoke, McToys/M&M
collecting, sports...
From: tezza@edison.dialix.com.au (Terry Walters) Organization: DIALix Internet Services Date: 26 Jan 99 09:51:10 GMT Name: Terry Walters Gender: Male Year of Birth: November, 1971. Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: still feel like 14. Location: Melbourne, Australia E-mail Address: tezza@edison.dialix.oz.au LEGO/home page URL(s): I wish... when I learn to program HTML. Marital Status: GF since June, 1997 Children: No! Occupation: Maths Teacher (Secondary School). On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: July, 1997 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: 200 - 300 ... ??? # of Unopened Sets in Collection: 80% of them. I was like that as a kid, saved all sorts of things for no reason. # of LEGO Pieces: Thousands and thousands, I suppose. # of LEGOfests Attended: Went to the old Lego displays in Myer. # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: None. First LEGO Set: 6801 Rocket Sled. LEGO Dark Age: 15 - 25. I did buy things now and then. Mainly 'figs for game useage. First LEGO set after the Dark Age: 6105, 6036, 1712 all are castle. Favorite Theme(s): Castle, Pirate, Space. Favorite Set(s): 6103 Castle minifigs. Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Soldier figs from pirates. Swords, shields, wands, Majisto, Forestmen, bow n arrows, etc... Set/theme you would like to see: REAL LEGO CHESS. Maybe some life like lighthouses. Current LEGO Project: I am slowly building up Lego army units. One day I will write my own rules and battle away happy ever after. Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: I sold a 6807 space set. I've sold plenty of other sets too, each time my armies grow with the funds. There has to be some free traders around, right? Providing a service in some way or another. Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Visiting all the lighthouses we can (currently only 17, but we are working on it), UFO's, StarWars, XFiles, Maths, Casino games, if it sounds interesting try it... you can't really lose in the long run.
From: timcc@geocities.com (Tim Culberson) Date: 26 Jan 1999 13:13:28 GMT Organization: Moldy Oldies Name: Tim Culberson Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1981 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 0 Location: NB Canada E-mail Address: timcc@geocities.com LEGO/home page URL(s): http://www.geocities.com/eureka/office/1848/index.html Marital Status: Looking... Children: 0 Occupation: Student On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: Uhm? '96? '97? # of Sets in LEGO Collection: 25-45 # of Unopened Sets in Collection: 0 # of LEGO Pieces: couple 1000 # of LEGOfests Attended: 0 # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: 0 First LEGO Set: Unknown LEGO Dark Age: no true dark age First LEGO set after the Dark Age: not applicable Favorite Theme(s): TOWN Favorite Set(s): Rocky River Retreat Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Those wild west handguns, the brown brooms, etc. Set/theme you would like to see: Real Town Current LEGO Project: Playing Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: n/a Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Computers, Model Railroading, farting around.
From: teyyareci@my-dejanews.com Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 20:35:43 GMT Organization: Deja News - The Leader in Internet Discussion Rec.Toys.Lego Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 3.2) Name: Selçuk GÖRE Gender: male Year of Birth: 1971 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: It depends Location: Istanbul, Turkey E-mail Address: sgore@superonline.com LEGO/home page URL(s): not yet Marital Status: Just married Children: none Occupation: Production Chief On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: August 1997 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: 156 # of Unopened Sets in Collection: 11 (they haven't arrived yet) # of LEGO Pieces: 24859 (+ the set on the mail) # of LEGOfests Attended: none # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: none First LEGO Set: 033 (universal building set from 1968, owned in 1976) LEGO Dark Age: 1984-1997 First LEGO set after the Dark Age: Dig N'Dump (promotion from a newspaper) Favorite Theme(s): Model Team, Technic, Town (+ other themes compatible with town, both in time and scale) Favorite Set(s): 5571, 8880, 8479,2148 Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Babe with pink flower paterned vest from 1761 Set/theme you would like to see: Visually elegant technic sets and detailed town sets (both as in 80's) Current LEGO Project: scanning, scanning, scanning, scan... Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: I built 8860 at the first attempt, without using instructions, and after a 14 year long dark age. Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: My wife Sema, outdoor sports (camping, trekking, etc.), aircrafts, computers (games and the net)..uhm..some other not interesting things, too.
From: jeffj@schultz.io.com (Sakura)
Date: 26 Jan 1999 21:12:36 GMT
Organization: Illuminati Online
Rec.Toys.Lego Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 3.2)
Name: Jeff Johnston
Gender: Yes. Er, I mean, Male.
Year of Birth: 1973
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Young/Alive and well
Location: Boston, MA
E-mail Address: jeffj@io.com
LEGO/home page URL(s): none...yet.
Marital Status: Living in SIN!
Children: None
Occupation: Programming (Continuing Engineering)
On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: 1998
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: 50+
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: ~10
# of LEGO Pieces: er...lots.
# of LEGOfests Attended: none
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: none
First LEGO Set: Can't recall. The first one I
/remember/ was either the Classic
Castle or the Galaxy Explorer.
LEGO Dark Age: 1981ish-1998
First LEGO set after the Dark Age: Ninja Surprise & Samurai Stronghold
Favorite Theme(s): Castle! Esp. Wolfpack.
Favorite Set(s): Stone Tower Bridge
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s):
Set/theme you would like to see: LEGO Arabian Nights
Current LEGO Project: Beginning a series of Shakespeare
productions conducted entirely by
LEGO. First up: Hamlet.
Also: obtain enough parts to show the
world that there are still new things
to be done with Castle!
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: None, yet.
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Books, RPGs, shaolin kempo karate,
my girlfriend, occasionally the SCA
(not necessarily in that order)
--
Hostes aliengeni me abduxerent. Jeff Johnston - jeffj@io.com
Qui annus est? http://www.io.com/~jeffj
From: "Adrian Egli" <EgliEngineering@worldnet.att.net> Date: 27 Jan 1999 02:31:45 GMT Organization: AT&T WorldNet Services Rec.Toys.Lego Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 3.2) Name: Adrian Egli Gender: male Year of Birth: 1970 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Somewhere between 12 and 16 Location: San Diego, CA E-mail Address: EgliEngineering@worldnet.att.net LEGO/home page URL(s): not yet finshed but will be completed within the next month or two and it will be about Lego trains. Marital Status: still single Children: none Occupation: career student On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: 1997 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: Again, God only knows # of Unopened Sets in Collection: ZERO, I've opened every set I've ever bought or recieved and enjoyed doing so!!!! # of LEGO Pieces: at last count, 66,842 interlocking pieces # of LEGOfests Attended: two # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: one, Billund, 1994, soon to be two First LEGO Set: too young to recall LEGO Dark Age: NEVER HAD ONE. I could not stop building because I had too many ideas floating in my head and when I recieved the newest catalog and saw the sets I just said those magic words "I GOTTA HAVE IT!!" First LEGO set after the Dark Age: Does not apply Favorite Theme(s): Model Team, Technic, Train Favorite Set(s): 5571, 8880, 8868, 4565, 4558, 3225 Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): the brick separator(saves my nails) Set/theme you would like to see: A series of supercars based upon actual cars, not just one single supercar for the next four or five years. Current LEGO Project: Working on a bridge for my trains that I plan to post photos of on my site soon.(shoot'n for March) Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Wrote a lot of letters to Susan Williams and saw many my suggestions carried out. Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: photography, bike ride, reading, music.
From: Yifun Liang <yifun@muds.net> Date: 27 Jan 1999 09:16:13 GMT Organization: Posted via RemarQ, http://www.remarQ.com - Discussions start here! Rec.Toys.Lego Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 3.2) Name: Yifun Liang Gender: F Year of Birth: 1971 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 11 Location: San Jose, CA E-mail Address: yifun@muds.net LEGO/home page URL(s): not yet... working on it. Marital Status: Single Children: myself Occupation: support engr On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: First in Jun 1992, back since Dec 1997 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: didn't count # of Unopened Sets in Collection: ~20 # of LEGO Pieces: 54,980 plus some loose pieces # of LEGOfests Attended: none # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: not yet. waiting for March 14 First LEGO Set: some basic with big people and lots of clear bricks LEGO Dark Age: 1983-1988, 1993-1998 First LEGO set after the Dark Age: 1. twin winged spoiler (6828), 2. mindstorms Favorite Theme(s): castle, old space (88-93) Favorite Set(s): stone tower bridge (6089) Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): classic smiley, bird, 1x1 and 1x2 bricks Set/theme you would like to see: more castle... Current LEGO Project: inventory pieces, building a town for the mud I am trying to write (and of course, if I spent so much time on Lego, I won't be writing one). Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: none so far Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: computers, hiking, archaeology....
From: Mark Benz <mbenz@us.oracle.com> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 11:11:59 -0500 Organization: Oracle Corporation. Redwood Shores, CA Rec.Toys.Lego Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 3.2) Name: Mark Benz Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1960 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Varies Location: Fremont, CA E-mail Address: mbenz@us.oracle.com LEGO/home page URL(s): None, behind Co. firewall Marital Status: Married Children: Ross, 8 and Sister yet to be named, -2 months Occupation: Manager, E-Commerce Strategy On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: July 1997, though seems longer… # of Sets in LEGO Collection: ~350 # of Unopened Sets in Collection: ~20 # of LEGO Pieces: >40,000 # of LEGOfests Attended: 1, Associated with 25th Anniversary tour in SF, 1998 # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: 2, Billund DK, 1994, Windsor UK, 1998, and likely again in 1999. Hopefully Carlsbad also in 1999. First LEGO Set: Some Basic Set, in the mid-late 60’s LEGO Dark Age: ~1978-1994 First LEGO set after the Dark Age: New: 6286 or 6340. Used: 6048,6076 (garage sale) Favorite Theme(s): My son’s efforts, Blacktron & Space Police 1, Castle, Pirates, any boat, also non-cop or race Town, Trains Favorite Set(s) (That we own): 951, 955, 956, 1682, 5591, 6085+6059, 6276, 6274, 6350, 6397, 6483, 6543, 6886, 6895, 6987 Favorite Set(s) (That we don't own): 6080, Large Pirate Ships, Any Seaport. Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Set #1 Gears, Halberd, Technic Beams, "crater" landing plate. WRT minifigs: "Back when I was a boy, we didn’t have them things…" ;-) Set/theme you would like to see: Famous International Buildings/Landmarks: White House, Eiffel Tower (good luck), Great Wall, a Pagoda, Maya Pyramid, Cut-away Egyptian Pyramid, Parthenon, Big Ben, Neushwanstein (sp), etc. More ancient history: Egyptians, Greeks, Romans (Build an Aquaduct!) etc. Current LEGO Project: Clean up to have room for new baby, baby-proof house. Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Still have all original bricks etc. from my childhood, but no boxes :-( My brother and I used to build forts of red slopes and 2x4s on our 2-50x50 gray plates, and attack each other using tanks built on large red wheels with grey tires. Long 1x N bricks were rare, and "miniwheels" were new. Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: My family, water and snow skiing, home improvement (not really an interest, a necessity).
From: "Mike Walsh" <mike_walsh@mentorg.com> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 16:46:17 -0500 Organization: Mentor Graphics Corporation Rec.Toys.Lego Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 3.2) Name: Mike Walsh Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1964 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Varies Location: Just outside of Raleigh, North Carolina E-mail Address: mike_walsh@mentorg.com LEGO/home page URL(s): http://members.tripod.com/mike_walsh Marital Status: Married 10+ years Children: 2 - Travis (age 4), Sophia (age 2) Occupation: Applications Engineering Manager On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: December 1998 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: About 100 # of Unopened Sets in Collection: About 10 # of LEGO Pieces: No idea, not as many as a lot of RTL people! # of LEGOfests Attended: None # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: None First LEGO Set: Some sort of Universal Building Set circa 1969 or 1970 LEGO Dark Age: 1976-1998 First LEGO set after the Dark Age: A visit to the Orlando LIC brought me back around along with my son's interest in LEGO. A 5571 for myself really got me back. Favorite Theme(s): Model Team, Town Favorite Set(s): 5571, 6554, 6335, 5661 (which I want) Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Piece: 1xN plates Minifig: Santa Set/theme you would like to see: NASCAR themed race sets Current LEGO Project: LEGO Raceway Park - a group of racing related vehicles and buildings and a Town Car Wash using the brushes from the Street Sweeper (6499). Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: None and doubt that I'll ever have one. Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: My family, NASCAR, my 1967 MGB, NCAA hoops
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 01:20:12 +1000
From: Mark Harrison <harro1@one.net.au>
Rec.Toys.Lego Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 3.2)
Name: Mark Harrison
Gender: male
Year of Birth: 1960
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 38 (I feel like a father figure to all you kids)
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
E-mail Address: harro1@one.net.au or harro@powerup.com.au
LEGO/home page URL(s): when i get a roundtuit
Marital Status: married
Children: two
Occupation: Analyst/Programmer
On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: Mid 1996
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: 500+
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: 70+
# of LEGO Pieces: lost count
# of LEGOfests Attended: no such thing in OZ
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: same again
First LEGO Set: 8857
LEGO Dark Age: not applicable, no interest in Lego prior to 1996.
First LEGO set after the Dark Age: pass
Favorite Theme(s): Train, Town (prior to 1996), Boats, Technic, Model Team
Favorite Set(s): 7727, 7730, 7740, 7745, 7750,
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): macaroni 1/4 circle (this week)
Set/theme you would like to see: Roman Empire, The Steam Age,
Stationery working engines.
Current LEGO Project: Building double level 9V train layout using
monorail stands,
Completing collection of Model Team Sets,
Building a 396 Thatcher Perkins Engine from spare parts
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Accummulated 17x4551 Crocodile Engines (sold now)
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: family, landscaping, house design, sci-fi,
politics, mainframe programming, travel.
From: lawperry@aol.compickles (LAWPerry)
Date: 29 Jan 1999 22:16:01 GMT
Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com
Rec.Toys.Lego Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 3.2)
Name: Laura Wilson-Perry
Gender: Female
Year of Birth: 1968
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Oh, about 12...
Location: Mid-South US
E-mail Address: LAWPerry@aol.com
LEGO/home page URL(s): Not yet!
Marital Status: married
Children: does my husband count?
Occupation: historian
On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: 1997
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: precisely 2
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: precisely 0
# of LEGO Pieces: 140
# of LEGOfests Attended: none
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: none
First LEGO Set: 5928 Bi-Wing Baron (COOL airplane....)
LEGO Dark Age: 1968 to Christmas 1998....
First LEGO set after the Dark Age: Bi-Wing Baron
Favorite Theme(s): Adventurers (DUH!). Also like Pirates and Castle.
Favorite Set(s): Anything Adventurers that is on sale (why pay that outrageous
retail price for so few pieces....????)
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Well, I only have two, but I like them
both....
Set/theme you would like to see: I'm still new at this... give me a roll call
or two..
Current LEGO Project: Acquiring Adventurers
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: My slow learning curve discovering legos...
Other (Non-LEGO): History, writing, researching...
From: Don Herko Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 15:50:04 -0500 Name: Don Herko Gender: Male Birth: 1967 Age: 31" and proud to be a grown up maniac" Location: North Carolina Herkod@rotc1hp.bragg.army.mil Home page: No home page yet Married Four kids In the army 111 sets all opened 17,000 + pieces never been to lego-fest but interested Have been to Legoland Denmark "Mecca" First Set: Do not remember first set as a child Theme(s): Castle (include Ninja, Indians and Islanders)sets... dabble in pirates and space Favorite sets: are Black Falcon Fortress and Guarded Inn "do not have them yet, but have many pictures and want -um" Favorite pieces: Castle minifigs Would like to see a castle sub-theme on Vikings then Barbarians ....Also want TLG to offer all sets to the USA and re-offer the retired castle theme sets Current Project: Increasing my castle world 450+ minifigs 100+ horses 43 buildings and structures 20 ships boats and rafts divided into 13 tiny kingdoms with islanders and Native Americans as well. Claim to Lego Fame: Dragged my two buddies from the bars and girls of Copenhagen and took them to Legoland at four o'clock in the morning many years ago. We had a great time, but the whole way up their they reminded me of the original Vacation movie with Wally World being closed.
From: sparre@meyer.fys.ku.dk (Jacob Sparre Andersen)
Date: 1 Feb 1999 15:06:31 GMT
Organization: UNI-C
Name: Jacob Sparre Andersen
Gender: M
Year of Birth: 1972
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Who knows
Location: Copenhagen, DK
E-mail Address: Jacob.Sparre.Andersen@risoe.dk
LEGO/home page URL(s): http://hugin.risoe.dk/LEGO/
http://hugin.risoe.dk/Jacob/
Marital Status: Free
Children: Only me
Occupation: Experimental physicist
On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: 1994(?)
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: 100+
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: 5 or 6
# of LEGO Pieces: many
# of LEGOfests Attended: none
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: Billund
First LEGO Set: The red technic tractor from 1978 is the
first one I can remember.
LEGO Dark Age: N/A
First LEGO set after the Dark Age: N/A
Favorite Theme(s): Technic
Favorite Set(s): Super Car (8880) and the Yacht Club (6543)
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): 2x4 (3001)
Set/theme you would like to see: Wind People/Thunder People
Current LEGO Project: LDraw II, building instructions en masse.
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: My cable stayed bridge?
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Physics, comics, books (a lot science fiction),
languages, and programming.
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